Anduril
Senior System Safety Engineer
$166K–$220K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in manufacturing/machine safety, equipment or controls engineering, or a related discipline, with demonstrated ownership of risk assessments.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Safety Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
About the job
Designs and verifies safety for manufacturing equipment, processes, and work instructions across production operations.
What you'll do
- Lead equipment and task risk assessments, document hazards and controls, and apply prevention-through-design principles.
- Review or author Job Hazard Analyses and safe work instructions; design safety into production and test equipment and related control systems.
- Support incident investigations, root-cause analysis, proof-load testing, and corrective engineering actions with EHS and manufacturing teams.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Safety Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- Hands-on experience performing formal machine and task-based risk assessments and applying the hierarchy of controls.
- Working knowledge of machine safeguarding and OSHA 29 CFR 1910 general-industry requirements, including machine guarding and lockout/tagout.
- Eligibility to pursue and maintain a U.S. security clearance, as required.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with ISO 12100, ISO 13849, and ANSI B11; functional-safety experience or certification is also preferred.
- M.S. in engineering, safety or machinery-safety credential, active U.S. security clearance, or experience in high-rate manufacturing or production test-equipment safety.
Pay
$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
OSHA 29 CFR 1910, ISO 12100, ISO 13849, ANSI B11, JHA, CMSE, TÜV FSEng, SIL
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